Improvement in reflecting lamp-burners



CHARLES H.TESSY.

Reflecting Lamp-Burner. `No. 127,560. Patentedlune 4,1872".

QUWSSS:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- CHARLES H. TESSY, OF U'IICA, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN REFLECTING LAMP-BURNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 17,660, dated June 4,1872 antedated May 25, 1872.

'resents a side elevation of my improved reflecting lamp-burner. Fig. 2represents a vertical central section of the same. Fig. 3 represents aperspective view of my improved detachable, conical, lower reflector;and Fig. 4 represents a similar under-side view of the removablereflecting hanged flame-cap.

The wicktube a of my improved burner rises from the usual base b,.whichscrews on the lamp, and it does notvextend below the base. arms cextending from the base, and is, on its upper edge, provided withprojections e, which hold the chimney upon the flange d of the rim. Aremovable conical reflector, f, provided at its apex with a slot, g, toallow it to be slipped over the wick-tube a, is supported upon andwithin the perforated guard-rim d, so as to be easily removed andreplaced upon its shielded seat. This reflector f is made ofhighly-polished metal or of glasspreferably of the latter material, asit can be produced at an exceedingly small cost, and therefore easilyreplaced whenever one is broken or-injured. To enable the ready removalof this reflect-or the iianged flame-cap k, having a refleeting underside, is made removable by means of a socket, h, attached to it by armsj, which socket fits on the wick-tube and holds the cap to the same. Theflange m of the cap 7c forms springs n to hold the chimney in position.oV represents the wick-feeder arranged in the usual manner.

I am well aware that lower reflectors and reflecting ame caps have beenheretofore A perforated rim, d, is supported byy used; but in all casesthe lower reflectorhas been made a fixed portion of the burner, and,consequently, if the reflector is injured the whole burner must bethrown away. Nor could in those cases the reflector be made of glass,but must be made of the same material as the burner. By making thislower reflector removable, however, I not only make the construction ofthe burner itself more simple, but

am enabled to produce a reiiector of glass the inside of which may becovered with any substance or paper to imitate lookingglass, which notonly makes a much better reiiecting medium and more` easily kept clean,but is also much cheaper than metal; and thus by my improvement, if thelower reflector becomes injured or broken, it can be easily removed bytaking off' the flame-cap, and then replaced by a new one at a trillingcost, without the necessity of' throwing away the whole burner.

Having described my invention, I claiml. The removable conical reflectorf, supported upon and within the perforated guardrim d, and arranged tobe removed from and replaced upon its shielded seat when desired, asdescribed. t

2. The combination, with the lower removable conical reflector f, of'the removable, reflecting, spring-flanged ame-cap 7c, arranged in themanner and for the purposes herein described.

3. In a refiectiug lamp-burner I claim the combination of the removableconical reiiector j', arranged, as described, upon its shielded seat orguard-rim d, the removable flame-cap 7c, and its supporting-socket andWick-tube, the several parts being combined, constructed, and arran gedfor use as described.

CHARLES Il. TESSY.

Witnesses:

A. E. H. JOHNSON, ALExR. A. (l. KLAUCKE.

